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- Title
Healing with cold: Transformative approaches in pediatric dentistry.
- Authors
Gawade, Balaji Mahadeo
- Abstract
Pediatric dentistry is a very challenging branch for execution of a successful treatment and its outcomes. Thus, pediatric dentistry is continuously evolving in innovative technologies aimed at improving patient outcomes and experiences. Excessive or persistent infection is a major contributing factor in chronic wound healing. Wound bed preparations using antiseptics do not necessarily target the entire bacterial spectrum, and the highly proliferating granulation tissue may be sensitive to the cytotoxic effects, impairing tissue repair. Nonthermal gas atmospheric pressure plasmas are partially ionized gases that contain highly reactive particles while the gas phase remains near room temperature, thus having the capability of accessing small irregular cavities and fissures and killing bacteria because of the diffusive nature of gas phase plasma species that are chemically reactive, providing an ideal approach to topical wound disinfection. A nonthermal plasma brush device of novel design has been developed that is suitable for clinical application in the disinfection of oral and wound bacteria. Studies have indicated that the plasma brush treatment rendered no harmful effect on healthy skin or tissues, while it could improve wound healing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm infected wounds exposed to an optimized treatment with argon plus 1% nitrogen (Ar + N2) plasma. Cold plasma's unique properties could revolutionize Pediatric dentistry by promoting faster, safer, and more comfortable oral wound healing, ultimately improving oral health outcomes and patient care.
- Subjects
PEDIATRIC dentistry; ATMOSPHERIC pressure plasmas; HEALING; IONIZED gases; NON-thermal plasmas; DENTISTRY
- Publication
Journal of the Indian Society of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, 2024, Vol 42, pS190
- ISSN
0970-4388
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_59_24